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Reresby the very hard dealing man
1516 Anne Reresby married Thomas Eyre their children
were Ann Eyre, Ellen Eyre, and Mary Eyre 1523, Edale, Derbyshire Jane
Reresby married Robert Eyre they had two children Robert Eyre and George
Eyre, Jane was to marry a second time to Thomas Gascolbne
When Thomas Reresby married in 1508, his father settled upon him the capital
messuage of ‘Ecklylis’ or Icklillis ‘ which together with the corn mill was
held by Robert Redfer at a rent of eleven pounds a year. In 1545 it was
again let upon the same terms, this lack of increase rent was due to money
being scarce which affected the fall in the price of land in the reign of
Henry V111, Sir John quotes the lease given by Lionel Reresby of his
messuage called the Ickles, then in the dower or feoffment of Margaret
Reresby his Mother, at a rent of eleven pounds per annum without a fine.
With it were included all the lands and tenements thereto belonging, the
corn milne and the dams, the cutler wheel only excepted. ‘
In ye sd Lease Ye sd Lionel reserves ye
libertie of fishing, hunting and hauking in ye premises that ye tenant shall
not fish, but only wth pyches without leave that he should attend his
Landlord with Hors & Harness in the Kings warrs Dated ye 23 April ye 37th
year of Henry 8
From: 'Yorkshire Fines: 1516-20',
Between Plaintiffs Thomas Nevell, kt., Maurice Berkeley, kt., Edward
Nevell, kt., and William Kyngeston, kt. and the deforcients William Fitz
William, kt., Ralph Reresby, esq., and John Anne, esq.
Manor of Athewik and 20 messuages with lands in Athewik.
FILE - Assignment - ref. WWM/D/107 - date: 27 Feb 1517
[from Scope and Content] Robert Walker, on the direction of
William Fitzwilliam of Sprotburgh, esq., to Sir William Conyers, Lord
Conyers; Sir Thomas Wentworth of West Bretton, Thomas Wortley, esq., William
Mirfield, esq., Thomas Sotehill, esq., Ralph Reresby, esq., Thomas Wentworth
of Wodhouse, esq., and Edward Fitzwilliam.
Ten years later
another legacy was made to the provost by Thomas Reresby, whose will was
made 2 August 1522. He left the residue of his goods to be 'at the
disposicion of Robert Nevile, Provost of the College of Jhesu in Rotherham.'
(fn. 24) Three years afterwards this same provost was the recipient of a
personal legacy under the will of Sir Thomas Swift, 4 February 1524-5:
'my best gowne cremysyn furryd with mattrons,
my best surples, a booke of blake velvett with . . . of silver and gilt, a
girdle harneshed with silver and gilt having a flower on the bucle and a
other in the pendent.'
(fn. 25) Neville was
still provost in 1536, the three fellows then being William Drapour, master
of the grammar school, William Simmes, master of the music school, and John
Addy, master of the writing school
From: 'Collegiate churches: Other churches (except Beverley and York)', A
History of the County of York: Volume 3 (1974), pp. 359-75. URL:
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=36304.
1533—MICHAELMAS TERM, 25 HENRY VIII.
From: 'Yorkshire Fines: 1531-35',
Between Plaintiffs Thomas Watterton, Thomas Reasby, Lionell Reasby, and
Alexander Swyft and the deforcients Robert Swyft, junr., and Elena his wife
the daughter and heir of Nicholas Wykersley, esq.
Manor of Wykersley and 25 messuages and a watermill with lands there and
in Hoton Livet, Sheffield, Ecclesall, Halom, Bramley, Atterclyff, Darnall,
Tykhill, Kymberworth, and Brekesherth.
1546—MICHAELMAS TERM, 38 HENRY VIII.
From: 'Yorkshire Fines: 1546-50', Feet of Fines of the Tudor period
Between Plaintiffs Leonard Reresby, clerk, and Thomas Belamy, clerk and
Deforcient Roger Vavasour, esq.
Manor of Denbye and 7 messuages and 5 cottages with lands in Denbye,
Mekysburghe, Tykhyll, and Newhall.
1551–2 (fn. 1) —HILARY TERM, 5 EDWARD VI.
From: 'Yorkshire Fines: 1551-55', Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]:
part 1: 1486-1571 (1887), pp. 153-89. Between Plaintiff Lyonell Rerysbye,
esq. and Deforcients Thomas Farnham, gent., and Roger Vavasour, esq.
Manor of Denebye and lands in Denybye and Mexburgh. 1552—EASTER TERM, 6
EDWARD VI.
From: 'Yorkshire Fines: 1551-55', Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]:
part 1: 1486-1571 (1887), pp. 153-89.
Between Plaintiffs Lionel Rerysbye, esq., and Ann his wife and Deforcients
Thomas Farnham, gent., and Roger Vavasour, esq.
Manor of Denybye and 6 messuages with lands in Denybye and Mexburghe.
1557 Lionel Reresby married Ann Swift In 1559 Lionel Reresby of Thrybergh
acquired a property named Templebourgh which were “2 mills and 20 acres of
pasture with appurtenances in Ikkyls held by Queen Elizabeth I
1568 Elizabeth Reresby was born
Letter of [L. Mountfort] to his brother Thomas reciting that he had
received money from the latter's tenant for the mill at Hutton Robert and
that Mr. Reresby was attempting to disinherit the latter and overthrow the
mill dam by obtaining the tithes from Mr. Wentworth and "your awnt
Wentworth", requesting him to seal the deed and return it together with his
parents' marriage settlement. FILE [no title] - ref. DD/FJ/13/4/22 -
date: 25 Nov. 1588
[from Scope and Content]
FILE [no title] - ref. DD/FJ/13/4/23 - date: 25 Nov. 1588
[from Scope and Content] Letter of [L. Mountfort] to Mr. Metcalf
requesting him to find his brother Thomas, so that he can seal a deed that
will prevent his mill-dam being pulled down by Mr. Reresby "who ys a very
hard dealing man & seketh to displeasure me"; with remembrance for J. Darley
instructing him to deliver the letter, and regarding steps to be taken if
his brother refuses to seal the deed.
Ickles Hall was built in 1587 by Thomas
Reresby of Thrybergh and enlarged in 1610 by Sir George Reresby. In 1856
William Stone resided here. The west wing collapsed in 1906 and the
remainder of the hall was demolished in 1939 by United Steels Ltd
BOTTESFORD
FILE - Surrender by Margaret Bower of Bottesforth, widow of Ralph
Bower, esq., to Marmaduke Tyrwhitt of Scotter, esq., of all her right in the
manor of Bottesforth and in divers lands, tenements, etc. which she holds
for term of her life by grant, etc. of the late Thomas Reresby, esq - ref.
RYCH/3023 - date: 4 Oct. 1591
1593 Sir Thomas Reresby was to be found in the court of Queen Elizabeth who
had knighted him Thomas had a friend who was Lord Lovel, and when Lord Lovel
was dispatched to Scotland as an ambassador Sir Thomas went with him. Sir
Thomas was apparently a man who spent his fortune unwisely, and was equally
unwise in his choice of a wife. Thomas dressed himself in the most eloquent
of clothes and was noted as a man of high spirits. It is with Thomas that
the decline of the Reresbys began
Lay Subsidies for Strafforth and Tickhill
FILE - Collectors' counterpart of the subsidy roll for Strafforth and
Tickhill wapentake signed and sealed by John Lord Darcy and Thomas Reresby -
ref. DD/CROM/11/4 - date: 5 Oct 1594
The Fall of the Reresbys
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